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Director Mai Bang and the Nguyen Dinh Chieu Film Studio have just finished the documentary entitled "Camp Davis: Shotless Battlefield" honoring Vietnamese diplomats in the resistance war against the U.S Army. The film reminds us of the unforgettable historical events in those years.
Camp Davis, stuck in a corner of Saigon's sprawling Tan Son Nhat air base (Tan Son Nhat International Aiport at present), was the place where military delegations of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam (DRV, North Viet Nam) and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Viet Nam (PRGSV, National Front for the Liberation of South Viet Nam) set up under the 1973 Paris Peace Agreement until the last day of April, 1975 to implement diplomatic missions.
The delegations took offensive campaigns to force the U.S Army and Republic of Viet Nam (RV, former Saigon puppet regime) to execute terms of the Paris Peace Agreement.
Based on true events, the documentary tells about the military delegations' … [Read more...] about Documentary Film Honors Vietnamese Diplomats of “Camp Davis”

Mini Doc Fest 2013
22 - 24 Mar 2013
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
From 22nd of March to 24th of March 2013, the Mini Doc Fest 2013 will present documentaries by young Southeast Asian filmmakers and artists.
At the opening night the internationally award-winning documentary Story of Kindness (1987) by Tran Van Thuy and a short film with footage of his grandfather edited by Tran Luong will take the audience on a journey into Vietnam's past.
On the second day, the festival special program Voices from Myanmar, which was presented at the Chopshots Documentary Film Festival 2012, provides an insight into Myanmar. Different short films will show the beauty, but also the conflicts of our neighboring country.
The highlight of the Mini Doc Festival will be the latest productions of the last DocLab Basic workshop. Impulsive, honest, entertaining - the contributions of DocLab reflect the spirit of Vietnamese society today and are closely connected to the … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 15-31 (daily updated)

Southern Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. (Vikyno) was founded in 1971. At that time, Vikyno was a join-venture between a Vietnamese private business and Japan's Kubota Corporation and specialized in assembling diesel engines ranging from 5 to 12 horsepower and some types of water pumps.
After the National Unity Day of April 30th, 1975, though there were the ups and downs within the past 30 years, Vikyno has experienced significant growth and become one of Vietnam's leading manufacturers of agricultural machinery. Vikyno received the Labour Hero title in the renovation process conferred by President at the beginning of October. The award recognized significant contributions by Vikyno employees to the economic growth. … [Read more...] about Success story of Vikyno Company

Workers' income up 19.6 percent in 2011
A survey by the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs shows that Vietnamese workers' average monthly salary reached 3.84 million VND last year, an increase of 19.6 percent against the previous year.
Workers in wholly State-owned companies enjoyed the highest average salary of 4.4 million VND. They were followed by those working in FDI businesses with 3.88 million VND. Workers in private enterprises earned the least with 3.3 million VND.
According to the survey, the finance, banking and insurance sectors took the lead with an average salary of 5.6 million VND while the lowest average salaries were seen in agroforestry, seafood, mining and manufacturing sectors.
Workers who work in mines and pits had the highest income of over 10 million VND per month./.
No avian flu reported in Hanoi since VAHIP
No cases of avian flu have been reported in Hanoi since 2007 when the city began implementing the Vietnam Avian & Human … [Read more...] about SOCIETY IN BRIEF 22/1